Appomattox River at Farmville, Cumberland County VA (FRMV2)
Gage Location: Cumberland County, Virginia	Site Location: Prince Edward County, Virginia
Latitude: 37.307	Longitude: -78.389	Elevation: 281.93 ft. MSL	Drainage Area: 302 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 16 ft.	Moderate Stage: 20 ft.	Major Stage: 25 ft.
First Flood: 1928-08-12	Last Flood: 2009-12-14 Crest: 16.47 ft.	Datum change: 1928-11-29	Number of Floods: 93

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Year Before Datum Change	Number of Floods

Year After Datum Change	Number of Floods
1928	1
1929	1
1930	0
1931	0
1932	2
1933	0
1934	1
1935	1
1936	3
1937	3
1938	1
1939	0
1940	1
1941	0
1942	0
1943	0
1944	1
1945	1
1946	0
1947	0
1948	4
1949	0
1950	0
1951	1
1952	1
1953	0
1954	0
1955	1
1956	0
1957	0
1958	1
1959	0
1960	2
1961	2
1962	0
1963	0
1964	0
1965	0
1966	0
1967	0
1968	0
1969	0
1970	0
1971	3
1972	5
1973	3
1974	1
1975	4
1976	2
1977	0
1978	5
1979	4
1980	0
1981	0
1982	1
1983	1
1984	1
1985	2
1986	0
1987	2
1988	0
1989	2
1990	0
1991	2
1992	1
1993	3
1994	2
1995	0
1996	3
1997	0
1998	4
1999	0
2000	0
2001	1
2002	0
2003	6
2004	0
2005	0
2006	1
2007	2
2008	1
2009	3
2010	0
2011	0
2012	0
2013	0

Codes and description

C1|Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in frequency calculations. Some of the floods are based on current flood stage and nearby gage information.
C2|Crest information looks reliable despite potential problems. This data was used in frequency calculations.
C3|Crest height estimated by the USGS.
C4|Crest height is from the National Weather Service.
C5|Crest height affected by backwater.
C6|Crest occurred at a previous flood stage that is lower than the current flood stage. The crests below the new flood stage are not used in flood frequency calculations.
C7|Crest from USGS yearly peak and/or date is different than the crest we provide. In many cases MARFC uses crest based on backwater or ice effects.
C8|Crest month or day of occurrence has been estimated by The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center usually based on nearby gage information.
C9|Crest date (day) in the month is unknown.
F1|Flow is an estimate.
F2|Flow affected by regulation or diversion and in some cases to an unknown degree.
F3|Flow effected by snow-melt, ice jam or debris jam break up.
F4|Flow affected by dam failure.
F5|Flow - All or part of the record affected by urbanization, mining, agricultural changes, channelization or other factors.
G1|Gage height at a different site and/or datum.
G2|Gage is not an official USGS gage with crests provided by the NWS. Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in flood frequency calculations.
G3|Gage datum changed during this year.
none,No code; Good Data

Updated: 08:09 AM Feb 08, 2013